Evaluation: How did you use media technologies in the construction and research and planning and evaluation stages?

How did you use media technologies in the

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Evaluation: What have you learned from your audience feedback?

What have you learned from your audience feedback

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Evaluation: How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

How effective is the combination of your main

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Evaluation: In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Annotated: Save the World Short Film and Ancillary Products.

Save the World Poster analysis on Prezi

Short film review analysis

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Final Film Review

Open publication - Free publishing - More a2 media


Here is the review:

his is a short film which is by debutant director Matt Finch. It is a very good try at making a short film, which conventionally has a linear storyline with a small twist at the end.The short film follows a fantasist and his fantasy, until we find he is actually re-enacting the story in his own house.
The story line really does work for the
audience posing a number of questions then answering them promptly at various points in the film. This film is crazy and
genius rolled together with comedic
elements.
As a debutant, his work could have made use of more technology, using some
special effects when the characters are killed. Otherwise the story really is funny and has a different feel to it. The
parallels can be seen throughout, with two very obvious things which can be seen. As short films go, the film ‘Save the World’ has used a number of the conventions, of a short film and really do play a part in
bringing the audience into the film.
It could be said that, the short film has taken some ideas from the many films which have been made in the past years, but they could easily counted as adapted to the storyline. The story has a strong main character , with both versions of him being seen different ways.
The storyline is very simple using parallels throughout, some of them add an element of humour to the film with the banana/gun and punching of the teddy bear.
The soundtrack used in the film is very good for both parts. With the song at the end thats fits the title of the film and with a small part of the lyrics giving the audience an understanding of the story.  The build up of tension in the middle of the film, is good for the understanding of the film. Having the strong bold sound used, and how it has been cut at the point where the visuals have come to a head. Even though the music works really well over the top of the film, but the sound effects and the real sounds can be at time a bit over done with sounds which overpower the dialogue at times
Overall I think a very good start with a strong storyline. The film could have more useof technology as this is what films are about in this era. The hero was very cool, compelling and believeable.


Verdict
Save the World has a bold storyline which can easily be read, but some improvement from this debutant director.

Save the world Poster Final Design

Save the World- Short Film

This is my final short film. 

Film review first draft

This is the first draft of the review and this didn't go as planned so I have been able to change the review itself to fit in with the story and what the film is about.
Also I from make this design i have been able to change the layout slightly from looking at the review I researched and found that many of them had other parts to them.

Planning: Initial Poster Designs

These are the two designs which I made for the poster of the short film.

using both designs which i had planned to use I have been able to recreate them in reality and then i was able to get some feedback for the film poster.

I placed the two posters on Facebook and asked people to say which design they like the best and here are the results.

Design one was the biggest choice in the survey on facebook with 15 people saying that they liked it because of the links with the short film. 

Film Rough Cut

This is a rough cut of my short film without the music and sound enhancements. 

Planning: Film review design

Here i have done a layout design for the Film Review this is a conventional layout for the film reviews which are used in magazines such as Empire and Total film.

I have made a computer version of the design above this has been done to visualise how the review would be laid out on the page.

Planning: Poster design

Having looked at short film posters I have been able to see how the films are marketed and one of the biggest parts of the making a film successful is the use of a poster.

Here i have designed two posters which could be used for the promotion of my short film.

The first design is of the main character of the film in the centre of the picture and the idea of the character being split between two sets of clothing, I have chosen to use this image because I feel it will give the audience something to ask when seeing the poster before the film comes out. The poster gives them an incite into the film itself and what may happen in the film. 

The second design is of the main character and the reflection in the sunglasses of the character. The character is in the centre of the poster and this is because he the centre of the short film. I have thought about how the character can be seen on the two lights which he is in the film.

Planning: Music

This is the music which I will be using for the action sequence involving the main character. the tension which is built in the soundtrack allows the film to have tension which is from a number of different dimensions. 

This is a cover of Swedish House Mafia's song "Save the world" it is one I found which I set out to fit to the mood of the end sequence of the film. The lyrics to the song where the original starting point to the creating of the film itself. 

Planning: Shot break down.

Alternative world

         

Natural world

Planning: Locations and Mis-en-scene.

Locations:
The first scene will be based in a Street

The second scene is an alternative world and this will be a modern building which is easy use as a alternative to the main characters house and in post production I will also add a filter to make the world look different to the reality.

The third scene the location is in the main characters house and this is the world which he is stuck in and this is his normality.

Mis-en-scene:
-Costume:
For the main character will wear smart casual clothing for the first scene and the part in the alternative world, the main character will have clothing which is very casual for the twist in the film as he is a bit of a fantasist the sequence is him acting out the dream which he would one day like to hold. The villian of the story will he wearing conventional clothing for a bad guy with black clothing. The henchman is in a smart shirt and suit like clothing

The Main Character:

                        Normality                                                                Alternative Reality

Villain:

The Henchman:

-Props
They will play a apart in the building of the story and how the character will and shoyuld be seen in the short film. they will be based around the sci-fi genre which the film is based on.

Planning:Props

The banana and the gun are key to the planning of the film because of the parallels which I have written into the storyline. so here I have a small gun and a banana.

This is the screen shot from the phone that I will be using for the phone movement transition from real world to alternative world and this is because of the app which i have also included this is again part of this sequence.

This is the main aim for both parts of the film with the use of the game and the chip being the part which is the aim for the main character.

I have made both of these products.
The game case was made on photoshop and the chip for the alternative world was made from some old circuit board parts.

The Whole case. 

Planning: Script

Script

“Save the World”

A Short Film by Matthew Finch

SEQUENCE 1

Main character finds he has been chosen for a mission to save the world

FANTASIST: Hello, what is it this time?

BOSS: You have been chosen for an important mission to save the world, you must do it!

FANTASIST: I’ll do it.

SEQUENCE 2

Main character goes on the mission to save the world and he goes into a fantasy world and finds that the mission won’t be as easy as it seems. He meets a henchman and a villain on the way to the final part of the story.

 VILLAIN: ARGH! I’ve been expecting you, I’ll drop this, I’ll drop it!

FANTASIST: Just hand it over!

Main character then walks over just as the chip is thrown over the edge and shoots the villain.   

SEQUENCE 3

Main character is acting out a similar sequence, but this is a fantasy which he re-enacting and this is where the audience find that he is not happy with his life.  

FANTASIST: MUM! Where’s my game?

MUM: I’ve taken it, you’re not having it!

FANTASIST: *Huffs*

After finding the game

FANTASIST: Yes

As he is about to walk out, of the door.

FANTASIST:I can’t take this anymore!

The End of the dialogue in the short film.


I have chosen to use a simple script mainly because I have planned to use action and enigma codes instead of using expostional dialogue which gives away the information away.

Planning: Storyboard and Animatic

This is the first draft of my storyboard for my short film. Storyboard First Draft

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Here is the storyboard shot by shot in animated form and this gives an incite into how the film maybe edited together. I have included the notes which I have written on for each shot.